"[F]ascinating. . . . Visual Pedagogy contains an excellent annotated appendix, which includes a list of media organizations, distributors, and other resources referred to in the rich case studies, enabling a reader to follow up any individual case study. The book does a fairly admirable job of walking the difficult line between theory and practice, always a slippery slope. . . ." — Lynn D. Dierking , Anthropology of Education Quarterly
"[T]he uniqueness of this work resides in its emphasis on the video practices of young people themselves and on the broader implications of notions of pedagogy and "development" as they link up with visual culture and the moving image." — Richard Armstrong , Film Quarterly
"Goldfarb has succeeded to write a clear and very readable appraisal of the use of visual media while avoiding the gobbledegook of many books on media theory." — Stefaan Van Ryssen, Leonardo
"Goldfarb’s book steps into a breach in our understanding about the role of the visual and the media in the broad cultures of education and pedagogy during the late 20th century. . . . Recommended." — L. R. Baxter , Choice
"This is a well-written and well-considered book that will be useful to academic practitioners and students alike. It is a critical text that is theoretically aware and explicit, but accessible. . . . Visual Pedagogy crosses disciplines and is of interest to educationalists, anthropologists and sociologists of the visual and of media, as well as media and cultural studies. It is also an invaluable text for practitioners and especially for those who combine theory and practice in audiovisual production." — Sarah Pink , European Journal of Communication
“The topic of this book, pedagogy in light of media technologies, is of utmost importance. Equally important is Brian Goldfarb's attention to the success (or lack thereof) of educators and cultural activists in using these technologies to elicit the active, critical engagement of the citizenry in the project of learning.” — Michael Renov, coeditor of Collecting Visible Evidence